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A Guide to the Ruins of Machu Picchu
One of the most beautiful and enigmatic sights in the world, Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,400 meters above sea level in Peru. Machu Picchu, which means "Old peak" in the Quechua ...
5 Things to do in Lima, Peru
Located on the coastline overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Lima is the largest city in Peru. Very often people bypass Lima with the mindset that it's just stopover city on the way to some other destinati ...
Visit Machu Picchu - Lost City of the Incas
Some say that no other city, monument, relic, mountain, or sight on earth will affect you quite the way Machu Picchu does as you first casually stroll around a bend high in the Andes and suddenly come ...
Cuzco City Guide - Things to See
When the Spanish arrived here, Cuzco was the largest and most important city in the western hemisphere. It's population today is 140,000... 99% of whom are Indian. It is more than 2 miles in elevation ...
Visit Lima - Capital of Peru
The six million residents of Lima are divided between Indians and the mixed Spanish-Indians. Even though it's an old city, the downtown area looks like a modern city. Weather-wise, a strange phenomen ...
The Alternative to Inca Trail
Whether for conservation or economic reasons, or both, the Inca Trail is no more the adventure it used to be. Overcrowded and strictly controlled, it pushes travellers to look for an alternative.
Choquequirao - the Real Lost City of the Inca
Hundreds of thousands come back from Peru unaware that just about 100 km or so from Machu Picchu lies another magnificent complex. Choquequirao has taken over from over-crowded Machu Picchu as the true Lost City of the Inca.
The Empire Of Incas
In 1960s the famous novels by Garcia Marques, Borges Cortacar and Vargos Llosa made the South America a very mystique and attractive destination for those who like traveling. The Indian ancient civili ...